Page 4450 - Week 10 - Thursday, 22 September 2011
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(8) In relation to the answer to question on notice No 431, in view of the very helpful figures provided by CIT in Budget Estimates on 20 May 2011, in relation to the 69 percent of CIT teaching staff who possessed the Certificate IV in Training and Assessment or equivalent in the middle of 2009, can the Minister now provide the full response to part (2) of the earlier question.
Mr Barr: The answer to the member’s question is as follows:
(1) Yes.
(2) In the response to QON 431, teachers were classified by which program they spent the majority of their time in, rather than in all of the programs they participated.
(3) (a) Not required – see response to (1).
(b) A revised answer to include all programs that CIT teachers participate in would require a resurvey of teachers. That would involve a commitment of resources to the extent that I am not prepared to authorise.
(4) CIT’s teaching centres have operated bachelor degree programs in:
(a) Bachelor of Design (Photography), Bachelor of Photography, Bachelor of Design (Fashion design), Bachelor of Applied Science (Forensic Science), Bachelor of Forensic Science (Crime Scene Examination). These were all accredited as both CIT VET accredited Advanced Diplomas PLUS they were all externally accredited in a parallel higher education process as three year degrees through the ACT Accreditation and Registration Council (ARC). None of these bachelor degrees were set up as ‘dual sector’ 2 + 1 models. They were all accredited in parallel as VET and Higher Education. However, in the delivery they are co-delivered in the first two years meeting the standards of both sectors. During the accreditation process of these degrees, it is important to note that ARC required that delivery in the first year met requirements of Higher Education and as such did not accredit them in the 2 + 1 model. That model is currently emerging, but did not exist in 2009.
(b) As for Semester 1, 2009, plus Bachelor of Games and Virtual Worlds (Programming) which was accredited as a three year higher education degree. It did not have the parallel accreditation VET program. However, it has articulation from other Diploma and Advanced Diploma qualifications with bridging subjects.
(5) (a) CIT delivers the ACT Year 12, which is accredited and quality controlled by the Board of Senior Secondary Studies.
(b) CIT’s Access10 is an accredited VET Certificate qualification and is offered as an alternative to Year 10. Accreditation and registration are within the standard VET Framework, originally through ACT Accreditation and Registration Council, and now through Australian Skills Quality Authority.
(6) CIT complies with all the requirements of the Board of Senior Secondary Studies IN regard to its Year 12 program. All 16 teachers involved in delivering CIT’s Year 12 program possess a Diploma of Education or a Bachelor of Education. As Access10 is a VET program, in line with AQTF requirements, the qualification requirements of teaching staff are defined in the curriculum as part of the accreditation process. For Access10 the curriculum document stipulates that:
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